What color is #7E9F8F?

#7E9F8F is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Parisian Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E9F8F?

The RGB value is 126, 159, 143: 126 red, 159 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E9F8F?

The complementary color is #9F7E8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E9F8F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.24:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E9F8F color

#7E9F8F rgb(126, 159, 143)

Shades of green

The hex color #7E9F8F is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 62.4% green and 56.1% blue (126, 159, 143).

Its hue angle is 151°, with 15% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Parisian Patina (#7D9B89), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.24:1).

#7E9F8F color codes

HEX	`#7E9F8F`
RGB	`rgb(126, 159, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 62.4%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(151, 15%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(151, 21%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 10%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.69, -14.77, 4.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.69, 15.47, 162.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.959, 31.214, 30.639)`
Decimal	`8298383`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E9F8F, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #7E9F8F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#7E9F8F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #7E9F8F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e9f8f; }
.text { color: #7e9f8f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e9f8f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 159 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e9f8f, #7e9f9f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #7E9F8F?: #7E9F8F is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Parisian Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E9F8F?: The RGB value is 126, 159, 143: 126 red, 159 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E9F8F?: The complementary color is #9F7E8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E9F8F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.24:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.